Conductance of a STM contact on the surface of a thin film

The conductance of a contact, having a radius smaller than the Fermi wave length, on the surface of a thin
 metal film is investigated theoretically. It is shown that quantization of the electron energy spectrum in the film
 leads to a step-like dependence of differential conductance...

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Published in:Физика низких температур
Date:2012
Main Authors: Khotkevych, N.V., Kolesnichenko, Yu.A., van Ruitenbeek, J.M.
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Language:English
Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2012
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Kolesnichenko, Yu.A.
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description The conductance of a contact, having a radius smaller than the Fermi wave length, on the surface of a thin
 metal film is investigated theoretically. It is shown that quantization of the electron energy spectrum in the film
 leads to a step-like dependence of differential conductance G(V) as a function of applied bias eV. The distance
 between neighboring steps in eV equals the energy level spacing due to size quantization. We demonstrate that a
 study of G(V) for both signs of the voltage maps the spectrum of energy levels above and below Fermi surface in
 scanning tunneling experiments.
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Conductance of a STM contact on the surface of a thin film / N.V. Khotkevych, Yu.A. Kolesnichenko, J.M. van Ruitenbeek // Физика низких температур. — 2012. — Т. 38, № 6. — С. 644-652. — Бібліогр.: 32 назв. — англ.
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https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/117243
The conductance of a contact, having a radius smaller than the Fermi wave length, on the surface of a thin
 metal film is investigated theoretically. It is shown that quantization of the electron energy spectrum in the film
 leads to a step-like dependence of differential conductance G(V) as a function of applied bias eV. The distance
 between neighboring steps in eV equals the energy level spacing due to size quantization. We demonstrate that a
 study of G(V) for both signs of the voltage maps the spectrum of energy levels above and below Fermi surface in
 scanning tunneling experiments.
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Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України
Физика низких температур
Электронные свойства проводящих систем
Conductance of a STM contact on the surface of a thin film
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spellingShingle Conductance of a STM contact on the surface of a thin film
Khotkevych, N.V.
Kolesnichenko, Yu.A.
van Ruitenbeek, J.M.
Электронные свойства проводящих систем
title Conductance of a STM contact on the surface of a thin film
title_full Conductance of a STM contact on the surface of a thin film
title_fullStr Conductance of a STM contact on the surface of a thin film
title_full_unstemmed Conductance of a STM contact on the surface of a thin film
title_short Conductance of a STM contact on the surface of a thin film
title_sort conductance of a stm contact on the surface of a thin film
topic Электронные свойства проводящих систем
topic_facet Электронные свойства проводящих систем
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